Tropical brownies for my seven beautiful Valentines

I made these for my seven beautiful Valentines. They are Flo Braker’s Tropical Nighte Brownies…with a few tweaks of course. I found the recipe in The New Taste of Chocolate. They’re loaded with toasted coconut and cashews, and just a hint of dark rum. Yummy.

Tropical Brownies

10 tablespoons unsalted butter

5 ounces bittersweet chocolate ( I used Scharffen Berger)

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon dark rum

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsifted all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup coconut flakes, toasted

1/4 cup cashews, coarsely chopped

Place rack in the lower third of the oven preheated to 350°.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat and add both sugars. Pour into a large mixing bowl and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Add egg, rum and vanilla, stir until just combined. Stir in flour and salt, and then the coconut and cashew.